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Long Live Practical Effects: Tom Savini’s Original Fluffy Prop from ‘Creepshow’ Restored to Former Glory!

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As the above photo highlights, the years weren’t kind to Fluffy.

Over 30 years after the release of George Romero’s Creepshow, it should come as no surprise that some of the film’s props (the ones that are still in existence, that is) aren’t in the greatest condition today. But one of those props, the beast known as Fluffy from the segment “The Crate,” has just been painstakingly restored to its ’80s glory!

Tom Spina Designs just finished restoring the prop for a client, and they’ve highlighted the process over on their website, sharing both images and video of their handiwork.

“We’ve been fortunate to work on a number of props and costumes from the 1982 film, Creepshow, creating elaborate displays, preserving and restoring these bits of movie history. Among those projects was one where we conserved Fluffy’s attack puppet head used in close ups where the character bit and attacked the actors,” the company writes. “It’s rare that we see our old friends again, but when the prop changed hands last year, the new owner came to us with that preserver Fluffy puppet and asked us to create an elaborate display and devise a way for the piece to look a bit more like it did on screen in the 80’s.”

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“The life sized hand operated puppet was in great condition, but the face skin had long since worn away. Tom came up with an approach where we could recreate a portion of the face and have gravity hold that in place. Essentially, the puppet would get a new, removable face, allowing the prop to remain conserved and original, yet display more authentically.

To contribute to that authenticity, we reached out to our friend Greg Nicotero and KNB EFX Group who, using Savini’s original molds cast us a new latex face skin for the crate beast. Tom Savini himself would provide vintage castings of the hands for this display. We painted and haired each of those pieces, using a mix of acrylic and yak hair, with Tom hand punching much of the hair on the face.

An exacting recreation of the famous wood crate would be the basis for the display and Fluffy would look as if he was about to pounce out of it and attack! Steven Richter created the wood crate, which was distressed by Christine Richter and Patrick Louie (who, as always, love the blood spatter part!). Replica aged hardware was created, chains stained and added and blue and red LED’s capture the feel of the movie.”

Check out a time-lapse video of the restoration below!

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Writer in the horror community since 2008. Editor in Chief of Bloody Disgusting. Owns Eli Roth's prop corpse from Piranha 3D. Has four awesome cats. Still plays with toys.

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New “Splendor” Tome Available Now for ‘Dead by Daylight’ [Trailer]

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Dead by Daylight fans have another Tome launch today in Tome 19: SPLENDOR, bringing with it a new content update, the game’s next Modifier, a new Tome packed with unlockable rewards, and a major update to the in-game store. Accompanying the update will be several Outfit Collections, which will be arriving over the next couple of weeks.

After giving fans a taste of what’s to come with the time-limited Lights Out Modifier, Behaviour Interactive has introduced a new one with Chaos Shuffle, offering a completely different challenge. In the Chaos Shuffle Modifier, players will be jumping into Trials with randomly selected Perks from all of Dead by Daylight’s available Perks. However, instead of relying on tactics they’ve grown accustomed to, players will now have to contend and strategize with the Perks they’re dealt at the beginning of the match. Chaos Shuffle will be out soon.

Along with the new Modifier is the new Event Tome with SPLENDOR, packed with new challenges, memories, and classy rewards to Dead by Daylight, inspired by all things gold and silk. Players will unlock memories that offer a glimpse into The Artist and Zarina Kassir’s past, with new outfits for The Trickster, Nea Karlsson, Mikaela Reid, The Skull Merchant, and many more characters across the Free and Premium Tracks. Players who purchase the Rift Pass instantly unlock a gold-adorned Outfit for The Trapper, and those who complete the track are rewarded with a brutal Ultra Rare Outfit for The Doctor.

As for the in-game store, with over 30 Chapters packed with content and outfits for our numerous Survivors and Killers, the in-game store has been given a complete visual overhaul. The new interface allow players to easily find items that are on sale, cosmetics from a specific collection, as well as purchase bundles that contain multiple items at a discounted price.

Finally, there are the new Outfit Collections that are coming to Dead by Daylight in the coming weeks.

  • The Forgotten Myth Collection brings a horrifying Visceral Legendary Outfit for The Huntress, complete with its own unique Mori.
  • Metamorphosis manifests in different ways. The returning Chrysalis Collection reimagines both Killer and Survivor with butterfly or moth-inspired looks.
  • The return of the Visions of the Future Collection offers new futuristic looks for several Survivors.
  • A new addition to the Nicolas Cage Essentials Collection proves the actor needs no stylist to look cool.
  • The Forgotten Garden Collection spreads botanical brutality to two Killers.
  • The Cats & Dogs Collection brings more cozy sweaters to the game inspired by our furry friends.

Dead by Daylight is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.

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